Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-26

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west side. is cut off, except by small boats.
above lowwater mark. The water is en-
croaching upon the yards of many resi-
dences, and cellars are being flooded.
Washington Notes.
WAsHINGToN, January 25th Senator
Morgan to-day introduced an amendment
to the bill to create Department of Agri-
culture, and providing for the transfer of
the Signal Service to the civil authority.
Senator Beck's bill, introduced to-day, to
amend the e-Oleomargarine Act reduces the
annual tax on wholesale dealers in oleomar-
garine from $3.50 to 500, and the license
tax on retail dealers from S4S to $12 per
annum. The license tax on manufacturers
Of oeomargarine is left unchanged.
The Chinese Minister gave q ball to-
night, which was the most elegant affair of
the season IN diplomatic circles. Senator
and Mrs. Stanford, and Senator and Mrs,
Williams were among the guests.
Special Agent West, of the Customs
service in San Francisco, who was removed
on January lst, has been in the city work
ing TO be restored. There appears to be
little chance of his being returned to duty
i'll San Francisco.
Il. p. Ashe, of San Francisco, arrived
here to-day.
Shortly before the adjournment of the
Senate to-day the bill authorizing the con-
struction Of new public building at Los
Angeles was passed.
A Cabinet Discussion.
WASHINGTON, January 25th.-A Cabinet
meeting to-day was attended by all except
the Secretary OF War, who is out of the
city. The principal topic of discussion was
the action of the Senate yesterday on the
Canadian fishery question, in the course of
which the question arose as to the legality
of the recent seizures of British vessels near
the Seal Islands.
Concerning California Wines.
New YORK, January 25th.-The Chicago
correspondence of Bonfort's Vine and
Spirit Circular says that what is necessary
for the success and reputation of California
wines is that the production shall be in
creased SO largely that a sufficient stock of
wines Shall be produced, held and aged, as
to prevent recurrence of the trouble of
1856. Whenever the production of Cali
fornia wines reaches 100000 gallons, and
continues there for five to eight years, then
can some very excellent wines be had at
reasonable prices, and the goods will OBJ
tain an excellent reputation.
The Streets of New York.
New YORK, January 25th.-A mission
airy who has spent % years in China, a por-
ton of the time in the proverbially dirty
city of Pekin, said to-day that he never saw
there streets ard thoroughfares in so dis
graceful a condition as those of New York
and Brooklyn to-day. Broadway, Bow
cry and q few others of the main thor
oughfares are fairly passable, but there are
miles and miles of streets in the tenement
house districts on the East side that have
not witnessed broom or shovel in six
weeks. The doctors say it only needs very
warm, muggy days, such as We are now
having to develop diseases among all that
class OF the populace that will throw the
existing smallpox epidemic in the shade
They Would Like to, but Dare Not.
New YORK. January 25:h-Henry Wat
terson, of the Louisville Courier Journal, is
in town. His mission is to persuade the
Democratic leaders here to get up great
mass meeting at the Academy OF Music in
favor of a tariff for revenue only. Tam
many and the County Democracy leaders
would like to oblige Watterson, Morrison
and Carlisle, but at "A time like this, when
there is another labor uprising all around
us. they say any proposition of the kind
would simply drive great body of work
inglnen into the Republican party.
Devoured by Wolves.
MANIsTIQuE (Mich.), January 25th.-
Joseph Armstrong and Frank Holmes, of
Pentwateo, have been hunting and trap
MI. 6 L
On Saturday, while setting their traps,
Holmes cut his leg badly and his com
panion went for help. Within an hour be
returned, to find only some bloody bones,
some scraps of clothing, a bloody ak and
revolver. Round about were the carcasses
of five wolves which Holmes had killed in
his fight for life.
Something that is Seldom Dec ined.
New YORK. January 25th-The CONNER
ciat Bulletin says: We notice that the
San, of this city, has put forward ". r.
Coleman as the next Democratic nominee
for President and the San Francisco Gail
seconds the motion. We think we are safe
in saying Coleman would decline to receive
any such honor"
Prompt Action to Suppress Crime and
Vice.
LANSING (Mich.), January 25th The
bill for the suppression of vice i'll the Upper
Peninsular passed the House unanimously
this morning. The disclosures of the
dance touse horrors induced the House 10
give the law immediate effect Its pro-
visions are sweeping, and apply TO disrepu-
table houses throughout the State. All
psrsons keeping or reSorting to such are
subjec, to an imprisonment for five years
in the State Prison, or 81 .000' fine, or both.
This is five times the former penalty.
Against the Pinhertons.
LANSING mich J, January 25Ih-The
labor bill, aimed against the PiukertCn
detectives, passed the House to-day. The
prohibits Sheriffs from appointing any
deputy who is not a citizen and elector Of
the county wherein he is appointed.
Wisconsin's New Senator.
MILWAUKEE January 25th.-Both Houses
voted for United States Senator tc-day. In
the Senate Philelus Sawyer fRep.j received
26 votes, John Winans DEM 3, John
Cochran Labor 1. In the Assembly the
vote stooa Sawyer SO, Winans 81, Cochran
). Sawyer was elected.
An Insolent Demand Refused.
.IERsEY CRY a. j., January 25tb-A
committee of the LoriilaTd strikers last
night demanded the discharge OF those of
lneir nuDlDer VINO Had Returned 10 WORK. as
the price of declaring the strike off, This
was refused. The strikers continued TO
return to work in small parties to-day.
The Coming Comet.
BosroN. January 25ih.-A cable message
received yesterday from DR.. kreuger, Of the
European union of astronomers, announces
the discovery Of comet, on January 18Th,
by DR.. Thorne, director OF the observatory
at Cordova, South America. The comet
which is probably the same which was OBJ
served three days ago at Melbourne was in
the constellation Grus Ghe Crane) Dr.
Thorne announces that it will become very
brilliant, and that it resembles in character
the great comet of 1880, which was first
announced by DR.. Could, then director OF
the same observatory.
A War Correspondent Summoned 10 Eu-
rope.
NEW YORK, January 25fh.-Vanderpool,
the war correspondent of the Paris Figaro,
who served that paper in the Russo-Turk-
ish and other campaigns, and who is at
present in this city, received cablegram
from the Figaro to-day, saying that war is
imminent and inevitable, and ordering him
to sail for Paris not later than February 1st
Tennessee Elects u Senator.
NASHVILLE, January 25;h.-The Tpnnes-